Washing plunger



April 14, 1925. 1,533,577

S. O. U. VEAL WASHING PLUNGER Filed Sept. 2, 1924 3 SheetS-Sht 1 S. O.U. VEAL April 14, 1925. 1,533,571

WASHING PLUNGER Filed Sept. 2. 1924 3 Sheets-She 2 FiQS'f April 14,1925. 1,533,577

s. o. u. VEAL WASHING PLUNGER Filed Sept. 2: 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet I5FIG-4 Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

. UNITED STATES SIDNEY OSWALD ULLATHORNE VEAL, 0F HARRO'GATE, ENGLAND,ASSIGNOR TO VAC- PATENT OFFICE.-

SGRUB COMPANY, LIMITED, OF SOUTH SHIELDS, ENGLAND.

WASHING PLUNGER.

Application filed September 2, 1924. Serial No. 735,476.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY OSWALD U LLA- THORNE VEAL, a British subject,of 16 Moorland Road, Forest Lane, Harrogate, in. the county of York,England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in orRelating to ashing Plungersl (for which I have filed application inGreat Britain, April 12, 1923, Number 9930), of which the following isaspecification.

This invention relates to washing plungers of the cone or hell typewherein the surface or surfaces are roughened to afford a more eflicientfriction inducing effect on the water and clothes with less liability toinjure or impair the latter. It has previously been proposed to formdollies with ribbed, corrugated or rpughened surfaces; also to constructthem with rela tively movable spring-controlled pistons or plungers. Ithas also been proposed to provide a plunger having an under-surfaceformed with ribs or other projections.

According to the present invention the essential feature consists onlyin the pro vision of means for producing aslightfrictional effect byforming the base or unden surface with a slightly roughened or rubhingsurface formed by milling, corrugating, or pressing or as a brush. Theplunger may be either solid or hollow, and may as previously proposedcomprise members fitting one within the other and so mounted on thehandle as to have relative movement to each other when the plunger is inuse.

In order that the invention may be clear- 1y understood and readilycarried into effeet the same will now be more fully described withreference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a fragmentalview of a plunger of domed formation with its lower surface or edgecorrugated.

Figures 1 and 1 are inverted plan views drawn to smaller scale of thesolid and hollow forms respectively of the plunger shown in Figure 1.

Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 showing the lower edge or surfaceroughened or serrated.

Figures 2 and 2-" are similar views to Figures 1 and 1 of the plungershown in Figure 2.

Figure 3 is a vertical section showing one member of the plunger movablerelatively to the outer casing of the plunger.

Figure 4 is a similar View to Figure 3 showing the movable portionadapted to fall by gravity when in its raised position.

Figure 5 is a plan of Figure 4.

Figure 6 shows in vertical section amodification with the handlethreaded for engagement with the plunger.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2. of the drawings, the plunger 12 is formedwith its lower edge or base 1.0 corrugated, roughened or serrated forproducing the required friction and agitation of the water and clotheswhen in use. As shown in Figures 3, 4 and 6 the roughened under surfacemay take the form of a brush 1'? either fixed as in Figures 3 and 6 ormovable as in Figure 4. In the form, illustrated in Figure 3, springs 13are interposed between the piston 11 and the brush 17 or member carryingthe roughened surface. The bandle 16 may be secured to the plunger 12,see Figures 1, 2, 4i. and 5, or to the piston 11, see Figure Asindicated in Figure l: the brush 17 may be recessed at 18 for slidablyengaging with the plunger 12 at 18 said friction brush 17 being adaptedto fall by gravity when the handle 16 carrying the fixed portion 12 isin its raised position. At their lower ends the guides 18 are providedwith suitable stops 20 for limiting the downward movement of the piston.Holes 19 are provided in the plunger 12 and the friction brush 17 toallow the water to circulate. In the constructions shown in Figures 4and 5, it will be clear that the brush 1'? acts as a piston. By reasonof its sliding movement a suction effeet will be created. The handle ispreferably of T-shape at its upper end, as shown in Figure 1, tofacilitate manipulation, and may be screw threaded at its lowerextremity .to engage With and carry the friction brush 17, see Figure 6,instead of being movable relative thereto.

I claim A washing plunger comprising a casing provided. with an openbottom, a piston member in said casing freely slidable t0- ward and fromthe open bottom thereof, guides on said casing for said member, saidmember and the casing above said member having openings therethrough forthe ingress and egress of Water, and brush-like clothes engaging meanson said member.

SIDNEY OSWALD ULLATHORNE VEAL.

